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The claim that the government is investing an extra £10 billion in the NHS, more than its leaders asked for, shouldn’t be taken at face value. Read
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How happy did you feel yesterday? There's less to this data than meets the headline. Read
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The government maintains it can pay for expanded "seven-day NHS" services with the money it has already planned to spend, but experts doubt this is possible. Read
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The UK spends a smaller percentage of GDP on health than France or Germany. The percentage of GDP the UK spends on health is also set to decrease. Read
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Although reports have varied, the government and health bosses are now agreed that around 125,000 operations are expected to be cancelled over junior doctors’ strikes between September and December. Read
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Figures show that 39% of CCGs have no community mental health provision for pregnant or new mothers. Read
We looked into whether this was Team GB's best Olympics ever, how much funding it gets, and which sports UK athletes have won the most medals in. Read
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There were over 170,000 delayed bed days in June because patients weren't discharged once they were fit. This could cost the NHS up to £900 million a year. Read
Crime
A poster about the differences between white and black people's experiences of work and criminal justice in the UK has been circulating on social media. Read
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Boys born in some of the UK's poorest areas are expected to live nine years fewer than those in the richest areas. For girls the figure is seven years. Read
